Chapter 35 Fulfilling a Wife’s Duty
Knowing that several people hadn’t eaten yet, Mrs. Qin brought out the buns left by Lin Chuxia for them to eat.
They were all vegetarian buns, which wouldn’t go bad in the summer heat, so the group made do with them for dinner.
After dinner, Qin Han brought a half sack of white flour to Lin Chuxia. These days, they were able to have buns steamed by Lin Chuxia quite frequently. Although Lin Chuxia wasn’t particular about it, he, as the eldest brother, couldn’t just eat and drink at someone’s expense for free.
Lin Chuxia did not refuse. She understood the principle of reciprocation in regards to favors.
She was running a bun business, which could offer some convenience to her brother’s family. Yet, the two families were after all separated; between siblings, financial matters should be clear.
Qin Han brought the white flour directly to Lin Chuxia’s kitchen, turned around to leave, and Lin Chuxia spoke again, "Brother, leave 20 pounds of your eggplants and string beans for me, just calculated at today’s market price. I plan to make some buns with eggplant and string bean stuffing tomorrow, so I won’t need to go to the market to buy vegetables."
Qin Han knew that his younger sister was helping him out as his vegetables were not selling well, and he agreed quickly.
Back in the house, Qin Han took out a cigarette from the cigarette box and lit it up. This was actually a cigarette given by his sister. He didn’t usually smoke much, and this pack was almost gone.
Zhang Guilan came in after washing up and, smelling the cigarette smoke, glanced at her husband, "Hurry up and wash up and go to sleep. You need to get up early tomorrow. You really don’t seem tired."
Qin Han didn’t reply, and Zhang Guilan continued, "Why don’t you just take the vegetables to the station tomorrow? We can’t make much by selling them here and it is exhausting having to get up before dawn."